Norwegian-American Mikkel Diskerud scored the winning goal for the U.S. under-20 national team in its 1-0 win over host Egypt in the first game of its two-game tour of Egypt, host of the 2009 Under-20 World Cup.

Diskerud, who plays for Stabaek in Norway's elite league, has previously played for Norwegian and American youth teams.

In the second game, the U.S. U-20s tied Egypt, 1-1, on a goal by Tony Taylor in the 52nd minute.